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College & Stress

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College & Stress

Unfortunately, stress is looked at as a normal part of the college experience. There are so many demands put on college students compared to high school. The school work tends to be more challenging, there is more pressure to perform, and they don’t always have their parents to help with everyday tasks. With that being said, it does not mean that excessive, overwhelming daily stress is okay or should be ignored. Some stress motivates us to do more and be more productive, while too much stress can actually be detrimental to our physical and mental health.

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How Mindfulness Helps Chronic Illness

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How Mindfulness Helps Chronic Illness

Mindfulness is the process of bringing one's attention to what is occurring in the present moment. If you live with chronic illness, odds are that you have been told to do activities that promote mindfulness. When living with serious symptoms, it can be hard to see how mindfulness helps or how you will find the time/energy to engage in these activities. The trick is to find mindfulness in the everyday things you already do - you usually don’t even have to set more time aside. The main focus of mindfulness is the stay present and be fully in the moment.

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Coping With The Loss of a Loved One To Mesothelioma

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Coping With The Loss of a Loved One To Mesothelioma

The death of a loved one creates many changes for surviving family members. These range from changes in household routines to changes in priorities or future plans. Getting used to new life situations may take months or years. In this article, we share some suggestions on how best to cope with your grief.

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Avoid These Foods If You Have Anxiety or Depression

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Avoid These Foods If You Have Anxiety or Depression

Could it be possible that the food you’re eating could be making you feel worse, not better? If so, this is a great opportunity to use food as medicine and flip your diet around. Here are a few foods that you should definitely eliminate from your diet if you have depression or anxiety.

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Natural Ways To Reduce Anxiety

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Natural Ways To Reduce Anxiety

Everyone faces anxiety daily, but some of us live with more persistent symptoms. Anxiety is actually the most common mental health issue, reportedly affecting more than 18% of US adults. Natural remedies and lifestyle changes are a great way to remedy some of these symptoms, but they are never meant to replace or stop any treatments you are currently receiving. If you are already getting treatment, check with your doctor, psychiatrist, or therapist prior to implementing any changes.

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Lifestyle Tips for Managing Bipolar

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Lifestyle Tips for Managing Bipolar

Bipolar Disorder is a mental health condition that causes extremely high points in mood and energy (mania) prefaced or followed by extremely low, depressive states (depression). These uncontrollable mood swings have a severe impact on the lives of those who live with the disorder. Here’s some tips to managing it.

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8 Foods You Should Eat If You Have Depression

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8 Foods You Should Eat If You Have Depression

The food we eat is directly tied to how we feel! That’s why eating the right foods should be an important part of your strategy to combat depression. Here are 8 foods you should add to your diet to help combat your symptoms.

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10 Ways To Cope With Loneliness In Retirement

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10 Ways To Cope With Loneliness In Retirement

When you retire from working, you leave behind the pressure and stress that goes along with it! However, you also leave behind a whole lot of social contact and relationships. This can cause a level of loneliness that can be damaging to your physical and mental health. So how can you cope? Read this blog for some ideas.

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10 New Years Resolutions You May Not Have Considered

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10 New Years Resolutions You May Not Have Considered

Some of the most common new years resolutions are goals like losing weight, or ditching a bad habit, but as you’re making your list you may want to consider some of these resolutions you may not have thought of!

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The Effects of Stress

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The Effects of Stress

Stress is defined as a state of mental or emotional strain resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. It is your body’s way of responding to any kind of demand. While stress is generally looked at negatively, it can also be a response to good experiences. When someone feels stressed by something, their bodies react by releasing chemicals into the blood.

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How to Set Boundaries

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How to Set Boundaries

Setting boundaries is one of the most important things we can do to better our mental health, but it always seems so hard! Although this does not come naturally to most, it is a skill that you can learn and build upon. Your time is valuable, which means you should be spending some of it on yourself. Self-care is something that therapists always push for, but it can seem impossible when every minute of your spare time is given to someone else. There are simple steps that will help you get started with boundary setting.

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Out of the Darkness Central New Jersey Walk

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Out of the Darkness Central New Jersey Walk

We joined the effort with hundreds of people to raise awareness and funds that allow the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) to invest in new research, create educational programs, advocate for public policy, and support survivors of suicide loss.

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Why Everyone Needs A Life Coach

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Why Everyone Needs A Life Coach

A life coach could be the difference between and average life, and a life of your dreams.

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The Anxiety & Depression Initiative Gala

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The Anxiety & Depression Initiative Gala

The Anxiety and Depression Initiative held their annual gala this past Friday night. Modern Therapy is proud to support this organization who seeks to promote the benefits of an active and healthy lifestyle while living with anxiety, depression and related disorders, to provide general information about mental health resources and to overall help lessen the stigmas associated with anxiety, depression and related disorders.

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Using Laughter As Medicine

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Using Laughter As Medicine

Getting in a good laugh can make your whole day better! But, did you know that it can actually improve your health?